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It is that time of year again! Some people wait for the seasons to change or certain sports to start. I wait for the Relay For Life! This Friday and Saturday will be the Penobscot Relay for Life. A two day and one-night event where we raise money and awareness for the American Cancer Society … Continue reading Relay For Life Time!

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One of my readers nominated me for the Best Educational Blog Award. I like this award because it is set up so anyone can use it and anyone can nominate blogs they actually read. This is a really good idea for the blog awards that go around! Thank you to my reader, passitonmom who nominated me … Continue reading Best Educational Blog Award

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As a homeschooling parent, I hear all the time that homeschooling is very expensive. I understand where that is coming from. The fact is though that homeschooling is not expensive. You could essentially homeschool for free, and yes that includes printing costs. I am going to share 50 ways to homeschool for free. This is a … Continue reading 50 Ways To Homeschool for Free Part 1

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If you live in Maine then you know (or should know) that a great American hero's anniversary is coming up at the end of June. It will have been 25 years since MSG Gary Gordon died for our country. He left behind children, parents, and family. His hometown has been working hard to honor this … Continue reading Children and American Pride

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I know it is February 12th, 2 days before Valentines Day. A week ago I submitted my 2018 Kindness Calendar to a few of the worksheet sites I am apart of and today I am very excited to share my 2018 Kindness Calendar for you to use! It took me over a month to put this calendar … Continue reading 2018 Kindness Calendar

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This is a really easy recipe and works the same with canned or fresh apples. We used canned, first off it was on sale and cheaper and second it was a lot easier with the kids because mine are too small to chop and peel, and third- the produce this week at the store was … Continue reading Apple Crisp

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Today we made chocolate chip cookies. Who doesn't love a nice, warm, melty, gooey, chocolate chip cookie? Just what we needed to take the cold Maine edge off! This is our favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe that is tried and true in this house of 6. 1 stick softened butter 3/4 cup of brown sugar … Continue reading Chocolate Chip Cookies

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If you like lemon then this is an easy cake for you! My kids loved it and really enjoyed this new cake recipe I made. This cake takes a bit to cook but it is worth it. I need to keep working on this recipe but for the first try it really was good. Ingredients: … Continue reading Lemon Cake

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It's fall time and getting closer and closer to the Christmas season. Cinnamon just makes me think of fall and winter. I add cinnamon and vanilla to everything, even my coffee. So it is no surprise that I have changed MANY recipes to include more vanilla and cinnamon flavors. This is my variation of Vanilla … Continue reading Vanilla Cinnamon Cookies

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I’m Ashley, a happy Maine mum of a large family.Thank you for being here! I write positive motherhood encouragement and share helpful homeschooling resources. I love my family, living in a small Maine town, and bonding with other mothers.

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